Gillian H
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Gillian H
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I like yelling about books.
Living on muwinina country
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Under a secretive billion dollar new deal, refugees in the Australian community are being ripped out of their homes and sent to Nauru.

"It's a wild escalation... Scenes similar to ICE'", says Ogy Simic of the @ASRC1

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December 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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i'd like to congratulate the implementation of the australian social media ban for under-16s for being completely and utterly dogshit, especially on bluesky.

surely none of this rollout will have any kind of technical issue that could result in the data of thousands of people being leaked
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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#BREAKING: The Commonwealth Ombudsman has published their investigation into the Targeted Compliance Framework & Mutual Obligations system

Their findings on the Department's administration of many parts of the system are incredibly damning 👇
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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This is *the* story of the teen social media ban. The eagerness of 36 Months to involve corporate brands in re-designing what life looks like for kids was the most cynical detail UNTIL...

I got to their plans to develop an AI tool to monitor, track and "manage" children's mental health in school.
Lobby group 36 Months accused experts of being “bought” by Big Tech. But the campaign itself has been cashing in on its role in promoting the teen social media ban. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
www.crikey.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Gaza residents fear the return of full-scale war as Israel receives second-last captive's body.
Gaza mourns latest victims of Israeli genocide that ‘never really ended’
Gaza residents fear the return of full-scale war as Israel receives second-last captive's body.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Is this a problem?

Or is it a made-up issue like "people are on welfare/food stamps who don't need them" where even the STUDIES to find out the levels of fraud not even the means-testing infrastructure costs FAR MORE than what's lost of fraud?

Also, the fuck do you care what other people do?
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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We aspire to receive support to move to a safer place, protecting us from flooding caused by heavy rain & harsh weather. Any help, even a small one, can make a real difference in our lives and give us a sense of safety
Vetted by @mommunism.bsky.social
Donate please👇🏻
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November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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checking in on the Abundance Agenda

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December 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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📢 Around 880 people could be owed more than $5,000 for debts that stretch back to 2007.
44,000 Australians overpaid Centrelink but only 303 got their money back, estimates hears
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December 3, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Industrial societies have to do renewables better than they did with previous energy systems. These are labor, environmental, and public health issues <<<<<<
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
After almost two months feeling too tired to read, I did manage a few books last week. So here’s my November reads.
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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The Albanese govt sat on this report for TWO YEARS, and then only released it after parliament finished for the year.
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused
A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in government
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December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Imagine the massacres you have to ignore to state that this is the first time the DOD is run by a rabid war criminal
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.

Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.

Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Israel is exploiting the so-called “ceasefire” to establish new realities on the ground, projecting itself as the regional hegemony by launching attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the occupied West Bank.

Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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I am Baraa of Gaza, we need your help The war has stopped but the suffering continues and the life in tents has not ended and our house has been destroyed. Please help me travel to build my future. Please do not be afraid.🙏🏻😭🍉
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Help Baraa get medical care
Hello! My name is Hannah, dear friend of the Abu Hazin family. This fundraiser is for Baraa Abu Hazin(17). Baraa, along with the rest of his family, is stuck in Gaza facing hardships unimaginable and ...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Pumping the Jam at #RisingTide 🥁🎹🎶 Join us take on the coal billionaires for #ClimateJustice this weekend at the world's biggest coal port 👇🏽

www.risingtide.org.au/pb2025
November 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM